The Program's mission is to provide ambitious adults the opportunity to make a difference in their lives and communities through intensive study of administrative practices in management and leadership.

Northland College’s mission is to integrate liberal arts studies with an environmental emphasis to enable those it serves to address the challenges of the future. The college values its mission as an environmental liberal arts college engaged in the pursuit of academic excellence and education that transforms the lives of its students. Northland College values the dedication of its faculty, staff, and students who together are a close-knit community that encourages each individual to grow, learn, and become an agent of positive change.

Intended Program Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• Relate theories of leadership to business situations
• Relate theories of organizational change to real world situations
• Act with self-confidence
• Apply management theory to real-world case studies
• Relate interpretation of financial statements to management decisions
• Relate projected budgets to the success or failure of an organization
• Apply theories of group dynamics and development to the business environment
• Relate human resource management theory to real-world situations
• Develop a marketing plan for any organization
• Develop sales strategies using advertising, direct marketing, promotional events, and public relations
• Maintain a questioning, curious attitude about their contexts
• Put real-world and life experiences into broader theoretical frameworks
• Critique the impact of global industrial development on natural resources, including energy
• Describe, in their own words, the history of regional natural resource use
• Describe, in their own words, how local groups have influenced regional development
• Analyze class, race, or gender hierarchies in communities
• Critique the effects of global trade on social systems
• Relate ethical theories and concepts to business practices
• Use ethical theory to analyze their own values and position on business issues
• Identify assumptions which underlie their beliefs and behaviors
• Apply problem solving skills to business situations and environments
• Write effectively
• Give effective oral presentations
• Analyze the role that communication plays in interpersonal relationship
• Use Quantitative tools and techniques to solve business problems

Contact Information

Clare  Hintz    
Evening Degree Program Coordinator
Email: adultlearning@northland.edu
Phone: (715) 682-1492